Animal Welfare
placeholderCont indicator results for "placeholderBusca"
Filtering:
Animal welfare monitoring – Industry*
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
% Stunned animals | 88,26 | 89,56 | 93,39 |
% First shot stun effectiveness | 97,63 | 97,80 | 99,00 |
% Poorly stunned animals in the vomiting area | 0,001 | 0,09 | 0 |
Time between stunning and bleeding (seconds) | 53,00 | 54,60 | 47,66 |
% Slips during landing handling and driving through corridors | 0,010 | 1,87 | 1.10 |
% Falls during landing handling and driving through corridors | 0,005 | 0,54 | 0,72 |
% Vocalization of animals during handling through corridors, syringe and stunning box | 0,01 | 1,22 | 1,00 |
% Use of an electric stick to guide the animals | 0,06 | 5,29 | 5,89 |
% Compliance in the spray bath | 97,85 | 98,39 | 98,15 |
Carcasses with bruises | 4,61 | 4,16 | 4,83 |
% mortality | 0,002 | 0,02 | 0,71 |
% of emergency slaughter | 0,015 | 0,04 | 1,38 |
% animals slaughtered within the Kosher system | 2,00 | 3,63 | 10,55 |
Context
Over the past two years, a series of processes and practices have been standardized to expand our monitoring of animal welfare, including the compliance matrix that monitors 42 indicators from different stages of the production process. The Company also increased its investment in animal welfare, increased the number of training sessions carried out, communication on the subject, and transparency on its performance.
* Global average for Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay
Animal Welfare Monitoring – Transport*
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
Average transport time (hours) | 4,68 | 5,33 | 5,16 |
% animals transported on journeys of up to 8 hours | 87,39 | 86,89 | 85,38 |
Average radius of transportation distance (Km) | 239,64 | 239,64 | 324,71 |
Context
Minerva Foods’ Animal Welfare Policy and Program establish strict requirements that are also applied on the farms where the slaughtered cattle originate. Our livestock partners and the drivers responsible for transport are properly trained and guided to develop the creation and handling of animals in a humane way, following the 5 principles of animal welfare. The Company also distributes the Animal Welfare Booklet and other guidance materials for professionals involved with animal care.
*Global average for Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay
Animal welfare monitoring – Farm*
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
% Animals raised in confinements | 39,83 | 29,80 | 23,02 |
% Castrated animals* | 14,35 | 25,05 | 24,96 |
% dehorned animals* | - | - | 17,16 |
Context
Minerva Foods’ Animal Welfare Policy and Program establish strict requirements that are also applied on the farms where the slaughtered cattle originate. Our livestock partners and the drivers responsible for transport are properly trained and guided to develop the creation and handling of animals in a humane way, following the 5 principles of animal welfare. The Company also distributes the Animal Welfare Booklet and other guidance materials for professionals involved with animal care.
*Global average for Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay
Training and qualification
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
Total number of employees trained | 460 | 486 | 847 |
Total number of third parties trained | 1,158 | 1,419 | 1,123 |
Context
Our livestock partners and the drivers responsible for transport are properly trained and guided to develop the creation and handling of animals in a humane way, following the 5 principles of animal welfare. The Company also distributes the Animal Welfare Booklet and other guidance materials for professionals involved with animal care.
Animal welfare audits*
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
% compliance in second party BEA audits | 97,03 | 97,29 | 99,60 |
% compliance in third-party BEA audits | 99,37 | 99,49 | 99,88 |
Context
Minerva Foods units in South American countries are certified in the NAMI (North American Meat Institute) protocol, which verifies that the animals are kept healthy, comfortable, well-nourished and safe, with innate behavior and do not suffer from pain, fear or distress, in addition to assessing whether there is appropriate shelter, management, nutrition and humane slaughter.